Horseshoe.



J. A. DOLAN.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.6, 1914.

Patented Mar. 23; 1915.

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h i ifias-s'es off Q WCZKW'M THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON, D. c

J. A. DOLAN.

HORSESHOE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG.6, 1914.

1,1 32,707. Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO4, FHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

JAMES A. DOLAN, 0F HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August a, 1914. .Serial No. 855,34

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES A. DOLAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the'county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to horse shoes, among the primary objects of the invention being the provision of an article of this character which possesses the proper amount of shock-absorbing or shock-resisting ability, which has unusual strength without undue weight, which can be inexpensively made and easily applied and which is highly effective in action. The shoe has other features of novelty and advantage which with the foregoing will be stated at length in the following description wherein I will set forth in detail two of the many advantageous forms of embodiment of the invention,

this particular disclosure being provided to enable those skilled in the art to practise the invention. I do not restrict myself, however,

' Fig. 2 is an elevation of the shoe as seen out the several figures.

from the heel. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the heel end of the shoe. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4& of Fig. 1. Fig.

5 is a detail view of a tread member with the pads thereof removed. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of a different form of shoe. Fig. 7 is a cross section on the line 77'of Fig. 6'. Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views at right angles to each other of a tread memher, with the padthereof removed.

' Like characters refer to like parts through- The shoe as shown, comprises a body portion as 2 and duplicate heel portions as 3,

. usually made integral, the body portion being suitably'shaped such for example as the shoes of ordinary kind. The two heel portions 3 extend toward each other from the outer ends of the branches of the body portion. The heel portions are spaced or separated from each other at their inner ends a distance sufficient to permit free adjustment of the shoe by opening or closing the body portion thereof. As represented said heel portions are alinedfan'd are disposed practically at right-angles to the longitudinal axis of the shoe. Thebody portion 2 has a groove 4 to receive some soft or yieldable packing as 5 which may be of any suitable nature, a piece of rope answering satisfactorily in this respect. This packing of whatever nature it may be, is fitted solidly within the groove 4 and its ends are located at about the heel portions 3.

There is a shoe in use which'is grooved to receive a packing such as that briefly described. In this old form of shoe there is an external flange which has in it what are known in the shoers art as creases having nail-holes. This outside fianging of a shoe naturally increases its weight. I provide a means bywhich the shoe can be quickly and easily applied and which does not have the weight of these flanges or equivalents as will now appear. Inside the groove 4 and in the bottom thereof are the creases or grooves 6 of like form and which are located between thetoe and heel portions of the shoe, following the vform of the branches of the body portion. These creases or grooves have the nail-holes 7 of which there may be any desirable number. As shown each creasehas four of such holes. Theouter wall or flange of the bodv portion of the shoe at opposite sides thereof are cutaway or' slotted as at 8 betweenthe ends of the respective'creases, there being as illustrated four of such slots, and there being preferably two holes for and opposite each slot. Owing to the cutting away of the outer wall or flange of the body portion of the shoe it becomes an easy matter toapplvthe shoe as the nails can be driven through the holes without interfering in any manner whatsoever with the bodv portion of the shoe, the hammer or the like during its action passing through the slots in question, and not striking anything but the heads of Patented Mar. 23,1915.

the nails, each pair'of nail holes being so related with its cooperating slot as to insure this result. I V a I p I Means of a suitable nature is provided to positively prevent the packing 5 from being projected through the slots 8. That shown and now tobe described is highly advanta-" eou's.

Within the groove 4 is located the bowed I retaining member and which bears against continuous.

the inside of the outer wall or flange of the body portion 2 to securely retain the packing 5 in place which is accomplished by said retaining member crossing and therefore covering the slots 8 from the inside of the shoe. Preferably this bowed or U-shaped retaining member is of some resilient metal and it can be contracted to insert it and when it is released it expands into solid and sub stantial contact against the outer wall or flange of the body portion 2. In applying the shoe to a hoof the body portion 2 is first nailed thereto as already described, after which the bowed retaining member is put into place succeeding which the packing 5 is driven into the groove 4. This packing should project below the body portion 2 and presents a part of the tread or operative portion of the shoe.

The two heel portions 3 are also grooved as at 9, the groove 4: of the body portion 2 opening into or intersecting the grooves 9. Said grooves 9 are adapted to jointly receive a movably mounted tread-member such as that denoted in a general way by 10. Said treadmember may be equipped with one or more pads as 10, preferably two. I prefer also that these pads be resilient and that they also have ability to resist slip. I find that I get excellent results by making said pads of rubber or something of an analogous nature. The tread member 10 as represented consists of a block set into the two mating grooves 9 and as having two longitudinal grooves 11 to receive the said pads which as will be clear extend transversely of the shoe at its heel. The two pads fit tightly within their respective grooves and their lower surfaces flush with each other and with the lower surface of the packing 5, extend below the body and heel portions of the shoe so as to'present the remainder of the tread portion of said shoe. 1 should note that the terminals of the packing 5 approximately abut against the pad carrier 10 in view of which the yieldable tread surface of the shoe is virtually As shown the ends of the two pads are beveled to fit against the outer walls of the two heel portions 3. This tread member' 10 can be secured in place in several different ways, one of which I will now set forth. On the upper side of the said tread member is a longitudinally-extending fin or key 12 which projects through a slot 13 formed in the complemental heel portions '3. This fin is provided preferably with several projections as 14 which can be bent over in alternation to fit solidly against the roof of the channel 15 into which said slot 18 opens and which is formed in the underside of the two heel portions 3. The channel or c chamber (closed at its ends as shown) should .be preferably deep enough to prevent the bentover projections or spurs 14 from com- Referring now to Figs. 6 to 9, the shoe I:

therein shown, is of the ordinary shape. It has the internal groove 17 in which are situated the creases as already described, the outer wall of the groove being slotted as at 19. This groove receives the packing 20 and 3 has the bowed retaining member practically as already fully described in con unction with the other form of the shoe and which therefore need not be further described. v

The packing 20 extends to the two movable tread members 21, fitted in the groove 17 of the branches of the shoe practically at the heel thereof. These tread members 21 of duplicate construction, have on their upper sides fins 22 provided with projections 23 the fins being adapted to extend through the slots 24 opening into the groove 17. The slots in turn open into the two channels 25 which like the channel 15, have their ends closed and are grooved in their lower sides to receive the rubber or other soft pads 2s. After the fins 22 are passed through the slots 2% respectively, the projections are bent over in the respective channels or chambers 25 which like the chamber or channel 15, should be deep enough to prevent the bent-over projections 23 coming into contact with the horses hoof.

It will be noted that the ends of the tread member 10 overlie the heel ends of the branches of the body portion 2 to thus provide a firm, substantial bearing for said tread member, the body of the shoe receiving the thrusts of the tread member. The pads 10 are also removable so that when either one or both becomes worn, substitution con be readily made therefor.

What I claim is:

1. A. horse shoe comprising a body portion and a metallic tread member separate and distinct from the body portion, said tread member extending transversely of the shoe at the heel of the body portion, the ends of the tread member overlying the heel ends of the branches of said body portion and the tread member having an interlocked connection with the body portion.

2. A horse shoe comprising a body portion distinct from the body portion, said tread member extending transversely of the shoe j and a metallic tread member separate and at the heel of the body portion, the ends of the tread member overlying the heel ends of the branches of said body portion and the tread member having an interlocked connection with the body portion, said tread member being grooved to removably receive a ad.

d. A horse shoe having a groove in its under side, a tread member fitted in the groove, the shoe having a slot therethrough opening into the groove, and the tread member having projections extending through the slot and bent in opposite directions against the shoe, and soft pads at opposite sides of the slot between the tread member and the shoe.

4. A horse shoe having a body portion provided at its heel ends with rigid projections extending toward each other, and a tread member, the ends of which overlie said heel ends, said tread member having projections bent over the other projections.

5. A horse shoe comprising a grooved body portion and heel portions projecting toward and spaced from eachv other at the outer ends of the branches of the body portion, a grooved member fitted in the heel portions and connected with the shoe, said grooved member having a pad in its groove, and packing material fitted in the groove of the body portion.

6. A shoe having a groove in its under side, a tread member fitted in said groove,

the shoe having a slot opening into .the

groove and the tread member having projections extending through the slot, the shoe having a channel against the bottom of which said projections are bent, the channel being of a depth toprevent the projections coming in contact with the hoof of V a horse.

7. A horse shoe grooved in its under side, the groove having creases and also having nail holes extending into said creases and Copies of this patent may be obtained for the outer wall of the groove being slotted 9. A horse shoe having a groove in its under side, creases in the groove of the shoe opposite each other and nail holes opening into said creases, the outer wall of the groove having slots disposed opposite the nail holes.

.10. A horse shoe having a groove in its under side, creases in the groove of the shoe oppositeeach other, the outer wall of the groove having slots disposed between the ends of the respective creases, and a bowed retaining member in the groove fitted against the outer wall thereof and crossing the several slots.

11. A horse shoe having a groove in the under side, a tread member movably fitted in the groove at the heel of the shoe and having a groove, a pad in the groove of the tread member, and packing filling practically the remainder ofthe groove otthe shoe.

12. A horse shoe having a groove in the under side, a tread member fitted in the groove at the heel of the shoe and having a groove, a pad in the groove of the tread member, and packing filling practically the remainder of the groove of the shoe.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JAMES A DOLAN.

Witnesses:

HEATH SUTHERLAND, L. L. MARKEL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

